St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-08
EAKOTA LEGiSLA
Chairs for Female SpectatOrs-.A
Sweeping Prohibition Bill.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, OAK, Feb. 7.-The legis-
lature showed up fresh and with clear eyes
this morning. and it was evident that they
had put in Sunday of rest. Both houses
hustled through a large amount of buSi-
ness, but there was little Of Importance. A
large number of ladies were present and a
little past o'clock the lower house took
an informal recess 10 allow several ladies to
sell members tickets to a musicale to be
given tomorrow night. The managers of
| the entertainment were ShreWd enough to
place this matter in the hands of the
prettieSt women in Bismarck, and there
were hardly any of the lower house men,
bers who did not yield to the open palm and
bewitching eyes of the pleading ones.
These lawmakers, though nearly all are
married, are set of maShers. and the
presence of so many goodlooking gallant
sons OF men in the capital city has quite
turned the heads of the young. middle
| aged and aged ladies. A joint. resolution,
| introduced by Thomas Elliott, fair-haired
bachelor of Ransom county, apprOprating
S65 to pay for thirty-three chairs purchased
for the
BENEFIT OF LADY VISITORS
to the capitol created considerable fun. El-
lott claimed that the newspapers in the
southern part Of the territory were yanking
| him over the Goals for spending 5000 for
chairs to be used by ladies who called at
| the capitol, and he wanted a separate ap-
preparation made for the payment of this
| bill, so that the people would know that he
was not blowing in the funds of the terri
tory to the extent that he was charged with
doing. After brilliant display of oral
wit the bill went through bya nearly unan-
imOuS vote. The first loud-sounding gun
in the cause OF prohibition was fired to-day
by E. P. Ward, who introduced prohibi-
ton bill that is liable to kick up more
Greek fire than any bill that has been in
troduced since the session opened. 1t is a
prohibition measure from the word go, and
will stampede brewers and saloonkeepers
like anteiopes. if it passes. Hugh Camp
| bells finger marks are noticeable through
out the bill, and between the lines can be
read the information that he wants the
whole hog or none. The measure,
comprehensively distracted, prohibits the
manufacture and sale of all Intoxicating
liquors and renders the distilling and brew
! ing of alcoholic beverages unlawful and
makes brewerieS and distillerieS public
nuisances. Any one caught in the act of
manufacturing liquors is liable to fine of
$500 for each otfenSe, and when these fines
are collected it is provided that the money
shall be paid to the county treasurer of the
county in which the suit is brought and
turned over to the school fund. The same
penalty is fixed on any person, or corpora
ton, found guilty of keeping place for
the sale of Intoxicating liquor, or for carry
ing it into or through the territory. In each
county the county commissioners are
authorized to appoint one man who shall
ACT AS AN AGENT
and sell liquors for medical purposes only
He shall be obliged to furnish a bond of
S5, 600 and shall keep strict account of all
liquors bought and sold, and shall pay to
the county treasurer at the end of each
month the profits of the business, to be
turned into the school fund. The agent for
his service is to be paid 81. 900 per annum.
His place Of business shall be open and
prominently located, and may be subjected
to investigation at any time. For any vio-
lation of these provisions the agent is liable
to prosecution and a fine of $1,000 or i'm
prlsonment of not more than one year. The
bill is, a shoulder brace to the LIQUOR cues
ton and its prospects of passing the houses
and becoming law are very poor, as
the counties i'll Dakota are so large
i5that many. members of the legisla-
liture will take seriously into consideration
the Inconvenience of the passage of the bill
would put, them to in allowing but one
agent in each county, and locating him
near the center. The saloon element will
fight it, and the majority of the people in
this territory will fight it. Even the hotter
headed temperance advocates in the legsla-
ture say that it is folly to attempt to handle
the question from prohibitory point of
view, and claim that the only hope lies in
local option. The bill is here, however.
and will be backed by Mai. Picker and
able associates. They will find it hard
shedding before they get through with it.
The bill is very apt to die in the hands of
the committee. This was the only measure
of special importance that was introduced
in the house. j. d. Patton, of Lawrence
county, got his bill through the lower house
and he is happy. The bill provides for the
division OF Lawrence county, separating the
agricultural from the mineral districts.
This will
RELIEVE THE FARMERS
| somewhat from the burden of taxation that
they have carried for years. Lawrence
county covers an area OF 3,24O square
miles, and there is sufficient land in It to
make two good sized counties. What treat
ment the bill will receive in the council is a
qnestlon, but there is general impression
that 1t will go through without any partic-
ular opposition. In the council DIR. Col
llns introduced bill providing for the ap-
polntment of railroad and warehouse COM
mssioners and for regulating common car
| rlerS, the commissioners to be appOintcd hv